693JJ32450034
Cooperative Agreement
Overview
Grant Description
Wireless communications among vehicles, roadside infrastructure, and mobile devices enable a wide range of applications designed to improve safety, provide equitable transportation, enhance mobility, reduce negative environmental impacts, and bolster system efficiency.
Crucial to this vision is the notion of interoperable connectivity that is, that a diverse range of mobile, in-vehicle, and roadside devices can communicate ubiquitously, efficiently, and securely in a privacy-protected manner using multiple wireless communications technologies, wireless messages, open data formats, and standards.
Multiple technological, economic, and policy strategies may be considered charting a path towards interoperable connectivity.
Some strategies may focus exclusively on the remaining ITS licensed spectrum utilizing C-V2X (Cellular V2X) standards per the current FCC band plan.
Additional strategies may utilize other forms of wireless communications, including but not limited to current and emerging fifth generation (5G) cellular and 5G new radio technologies.
All of these wireless communications strategies feature significant uncertainties, challenges, and risks.
As discussed in Section A.1, this funding opportunity is intended to assess these risks, overcome challenges, and mitigate key uncertainties detrimental to the overarching goal of interoperable connectivity.
Crucial to this vision is the notion of interoperable connectivity that is, that a diverse range of mobile, in-vehicle, and roadside devices can communicate ubiquitously, efficiently, and securely in a privacy-protected manner using multiple wireless communications technologies, wireless messages, open data formats, and standards.
Multiple technological, economic, and policy strategies may be considered charting a path towards interoperable connectivity.
Some strategies may focus exclusively on the remaining ITS licensed spectrum utilizing C-V2X (Cellular V2X) standards per the current FCC band plan.
Additional strategies may utilize other forms of wireless communications, including but not limited to current and emerging fifth generation (5G) cellular and 5G new radio technologies.
All of these wireless communications strategies feature significant uncertainties, challenges, and risks.
As discussed in Section A.1, this funding opportunity is intended to assess these risks, overcome challenges, and mitigate key uncertainties detrimental to the overarching goal of interoperable connectivity.
Funding Goals
GOALS OF THE INITIATIVE
DEPLOY, OPERATE, AND SHOWCASE INTEGRATED, ADVANCED DEPLOYMENTS FEATURING APPLICATIONS ENABLED BY INTEROPERABLE CONNECTIVITY THAT SUBSTANTIALLY AND QUANTITATIVELY IMPROVE SAFETY, MOBILITY, EFFICIENCY, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, EQUITY, AND ROI.
INFORM AND EDUCATE THE ITS COMMUNITY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC REGARDING THESE IMPACTS.
SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT, EVALUATION, AND DOCUMENTATION OF A SUITABLE REFERENCE IMPLEMENTATION FOR SECURE INTEROPERABLE CONNECTIVITY THAT WILL SERVE AS A PRACTICAL TEMPLATE SPURRING BROADER, AT-SCALE NATIONAL DEPLOYMENT OF INTEROPERABLE CONNECTIVITY.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
College Station,
Texas
United States
Geographic Scope
City-Wide
Related Opportunity
693JJ324F00003
Texas A&M Transportation Institute was awarded
Enhancing Wireless Connectivity for Safe and Efficient Transportation
Cooperative Agreement 693JJ32450034
worth $8,445,984
from Federal Highway Administration in September 2024 with work to be completed primarily in College Station Texas United States.
The grant
has a duration of 2 years 6 months and
was awarded through assistance program 20.200 Highway Research and Development Program.
$4,803,848 (36.0%) of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by non-federal sources.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 10/2/24
Period of Performance
9/20/24
Start Date
3/19/27
End Date
Funding Split
$8.4M
Federal Obligation
$4.8M
Non-Federal Obligation
$13.2M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
693JJ32450034
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
None
Awardee Classifications
Public/State Controlled Institution Of Higher Education
Awarding Office
693JJ3 693JJ3 ACQUISITION AND GRANTS MGT
Funding Office
693JH6 FHWA OFFICE OF OPERATIONS
Awardee UEI
KXNRBQRMKPZ5
Awardee CAGE
0UK69
Performance District
TX-10
Senators
John Cornyn
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
Modified: 10/2/24